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GWYNNE, David Andrew
Personal Details
Service Number: | 23594 |
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Enlisted: | 19 September 1939, Melbourne, VIC |
Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Medindie, SA, 5 August 1920 |
Home Town: | Riverton, Clare and Gilbert Valleys, South Australia |
Schooling: | Riverton High School |
Occupation: | Builder's Apprentice |
Died: | Killed in Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lost at Sea |
Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Birkenhead HMAS Sydney (II) D48 Memorial, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea, Riverton & District High School Roll of Honor WW2, Riverton & District War Memorial Pool Memorial and Flagpole, Riverton RSL Hall Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
19 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 23594, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
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19 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Melbourne, VIC | |
19 Sep 1939: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 23594 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert Emil and Florence Maud Gwynne, of Riverton, South Australia.
Able Seaman David Andrew Gwynne. 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Gwynne, of Riverton, also attended Riverton High School. He worked in the district before enlisting.